Xia Ling decided to recuperate in the Lotus Garden for a period of time.
She had to behave herself and stop herself from moving.
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In the entire Lotus Garden, Xia Ling's favorite thing was this pool of lotus flowers.
It was May now, and it was not yet the season for the lotus flowers to bloom. However, the fragrance of the lotus leaves had already filled the entire garden when the wind blew.
The Lotus Garden had everything. There was a main room and two side rooms in total.
However, the side rooms were empty and there were no servants.
Just as Qin Yunchuan had said, other than the rooms that they did not need to clean, everything else had to be done by themselves.
Do it yourselves... Xia Ling was not afraid.
It was just that it was inconvenient to eat. She had to wait for someone to send her food every day.
Later, she would have to set up a small kitchen.
Speaking of cooking, this was Xia Ling's specialty. Regardless of the flavor of the dishes, she had experienced many worlds. Some worlds needed good cooking skills, so she had trained them early.
However, ever since she started to do strategy missions, either the Devil King would cook for her or her roommate would cook for her.
As time passed, Xia Ling was too lazy to do it.
Now, she couldn't be lazy anymore, so she could only do it herself.
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The aunt went, and not long after, she brought food back for Xia Ling.
The simple plain porridge and side dishes were also delicious.
However, when the aunt was about to put away the bowls and chopsticks, Xia Ling made her request.
"Aunt, the food is delicious, but I feel bad to trouble you like this in the future. Please help me tell the Royal Highness to add a small kitchen for the Lotus Garden."
The auntie glanced at her.
Xia Ling looked at her slender fingers. She still looked like a daughter who would never touch the sun.
A small kitchen? Cook by herself?
Could she do it?
The auntie was doubtful, but she still smiled and agreed.
She turned around and reported Xia Ling's request to Qin Yunchuan.
A small kitchen was not a big deal. The women in the backyard had also built it, but they had brought their own maids. The maids would cook for them.
"If she knows how to cook, then let her be," Qin Yunchuan replied indifferently as he handled the official documents.
Over here, the aunt left.
Work on the small kitchen in the Lotus Garden started the same day and it could be used the next day.
Xia Ling asked for rice from the kitchen. She first picked the lotus leaves and washed them before making a lotus leaf porridge.
The fragrant lotus leaf porridge dyed the rice porridge a golden color. The fragrance of the lotus leaves lingered in her mouth as she ate.
The aunt never expected that the lotus leaves could be made in the same way as the porridge. She also felt that it was very refreshing as she drank it.
The next day, the aunt knocked on Xia Ling's yard door.
"Miss Qinghe, the lotus leaf porridge that you made yesterday tastes very good to me. Therefore, I wanted to pick some lotus leaves and make more for everyone to drink."
The lotus leaves were originally from the imperial residence, but now that Xia Ling lived in the Lotus Garden, the lotus leaves naturally belonged to Xia Ling.
"What's so bad about that?" Xia Ling smiled. "This was originally from the imperial residence, I just lived here and took advantage of it."
The aunt followed her into the yard and picked some lotus leaves.
Suddenly, a tempting meat fragrance came from the small kitchen in the Lotus Garden.
The aunt said, "Miss Qing He, what are you doing this time? Why does it smell so good?"
"Oh right, aunt, wait a moment."
Xia Ling immediately went to the small kitchen. She scooped up a bowl of lotus leaf porridge and used a small plate to take out a lion's head.
"Aunt, when I was young, I was from an official family. The cooks in my family were very good, so I learned some from them since I was young. Look, this is the lion's head that the cook is best at. It cuts the meat into mush without hurting the muscles and bones. It is kneaded into a ball, mixed with seasoning and sauce, mixed with soup, and put over a small fire to warm it through."